40 CFR § 190.01 - Applicability.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t40/s190.01"
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title: "40 CFR § 190.01 - Applicability."
title_number: 40
title_name: "Protection of Environment"
section_number: "190.01"
section_name: "Applicability."
chapter_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY"
subchapter_number: "F"
subchapter_name: "RADIATION PROTECTION PROGRAMS"
part_number: "190"
part_name: "ENVIRONMENTAL RADIATION PROTECTION STANDARDS FOR NUCLEAR POWER OPERATIONS"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended; Reorganization Plan No. 3, of 1970."
regulatory_source: "42 FR 2860, Jan. 13, 1977, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "190"
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# 190.01 Applicability.

The provisions of this part apply to radiation doses received by members of the public in the general environment and to radioactive materials introduced into the general environment as the result of operations which are part of a nuclear fuel cycle.